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Inside the dome |
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In the dome |
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Last Tuesday, IES, my program, went to the Reichstag, the German parliament. It was very monumental! In 1933, it was severely burned, and during this time, the government declared a state wide emergency- because, all laws were suspended, Hitler was appointed chancellor. At this point, the Nazi regime started. Only in the 1990s was the Reichstag renovated and now the modern German parliament, the Bundestag sits there. The original dome and the entire inside was completely destroyed; therefore, although the outside is the original facade, the entire inside and the dome at the top was redone and modernized. We got to go into where the parliament sits and had a man talk to us about the Bundestag and the history. We then when up to the dome which is really quite spectacular in its modern medal spirals pathways, which lead up to the top, giving impressive views of Berlin. I really liked the juxtaposition between the old and the new architecture!
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Me and a couple of friends fooling around in front of the Reichstag! |
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Dome with some friends |
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Bundestag |
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